Upgraded to OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) from 10.5 and my Cepstral David voice disappeared from the system preferences speech menu. I tried downloading and reinstalling the voice but this produced an error. Any updates on this?

The 5.x generation of Cepstral voices was first released more than a year ago. It is not compatible with the 64-bit underpinnings of Snow Leopard (and with its dual 32- and 64-bit support for applications of both types). Cepstral is currently working on an update release for compatibility with Snow Leopard that should be announced very soon.

adel wrote:The 5.x generation of Cepstral voices was first released more than a year ago. It is not compatible with the 64-bit underpinnings of Snow Leopard (and with its dual 32- and 64-bit support for applications of both types). Cepstral is currently working on an update release for compatibility with Snow Leopard that should be announced very soon.

Cepstral Management.

Greetings,

I saw this post from Sep 3rd stating that Snow Leopard would be announced very soon.

I have found the preference pane works, but it defaults to Alex on start-up. If I click on "Cepstral Voices" in the "Other" section, then click on "show all" to go back to the full pane, and then click on "Speech" and the "Text to Speech" tab, the Cepstral voice is selected and works. However, sometimes it doesn't always stay, and will revert back to Alex later. Looking forward to the update.

Its been a while since the first update - can someone from Cepstral advise as to how long it will take before the software update for Snow Leopard will be released? Also, will your update work with a 64 bit setup?

gmannyc wrote:Its been a while since the first update - can someone from Cepstral advise as to how long it will take before the software update for Snow Leopard will be released? Also, will your update work with a 64 bit setup?

Darn good questions gmannyc! In fact, November 11 is in my definition not soon after September 1.

Also, a good question, and to fully clarify, will the Cepstral System Pref be a 32-bit pref pane, or will it work in 64-bit mode of the System Preferences application? That is, will it still have to restart System Prefs in 32-bit mode to operate the Cepstral preference pane?

Finally, all this time I have been unable to use Cepstral voices. Will there be some type of compensation for our loss of time?

[quote="gmannyc"]Its been a while since the first update - can someone from Cepstral advise as to how long it will take before the software update for Snow Leopard will be released? Also, will your update work with a 64 bit setup?[/quote

I would very much appreciate a time line on this as it has been quite a while and I am anxious to hear my Duncan again, and thank you.

Ok, this is not looking good. Either you laid off the Mac developer or you're about ready to disband - it would be nice if you let us know (and darn you for making me reply in this way). You really don't want blog/board entries posted (in multiple OS's) focusing on your non-response and possible demise. Say Something.

The following is a copy of communication between myself and Cepstral Technical Support. A bit over two weeks ago they
stated that a public beta should be released in a week. That time frame has obviously come and gone. I'm beginning to seriously
believe, sad to say, that a Snow Leopard compatible update is purely vaporware.

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Sunday, November 15 2009 5:33pm
Can you give any idea of when the Snow Leopard compatible update will be released? I use Cepstral in my business and this is costing me money.

Since you are obviously not answering email queries, am I correct in assuming that you have given up on a 10.6 compatible update and those of us who use a Mac and have purchased Cepstral Voices are simply screwed?

Really, any kind of a reply would be welcome! The total silence is what's maddening!

We have not given up on the Snow Leopard Update. In fact the engine is undergoing testing as we speak. We are expecting public beta by next week, and General Availability thereafter, pending any issues.